Scott McTominay among nominees for Ballon d'Or award
McTominay, crowned Serie A's Most Valuable Player, is the first Scotsman in 38 years to make the shortlist. Ally McCoist was nominated in 1987.
Nine players from treble-winning Paris Saint-Germain have been nominated for the award.
Ousmane Dembele, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Desire Doue, Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Fabian Ruiz and Vitinha are all on the list of 30 players nominated for the big prize.
Dembele scored 35 goals and claimed 16 assists in all competitions as PSG won the Ligue 1 title, French Cup and Champions League and were Club World Cup runners-up to Chelsea.
Other nominees include Barcelona's Raphinha (34 goals, 25 assists), Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (34 goals, 23 assists), who was named Premier League Player of the Season, and Manchester City striker Erling Haaland (34 goals, five assists).
Barca's Lamine Yamal (18 goals, 25 assists) made the cut while the 18-year-old winger was also nominated for the Kopa Trophy for best Under-21 player, an award he won last year.
Five England players were nominated for the women's Ballond'Or after their Euros triumph, including goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, Lucy Bronze, Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly and Leah Williamson.
Marta, who came out of retirement to lead Brazil to the women's Copa America title at the age of 39, was also nominated.
Along with PSG boss Luis Enrique, Enzo Maresca - who guided Chelsea to the Club World Cup title - and Liverpool's Arne Slot - who won the Premier League crown in his first season at the club - were nominated for the men's Coach of the Year award.
The women's coach nominees are led by Sonia Bompastor, who won a domestic treble at Chelsea, Renee Slegers, who took Arsenal to their second Champions League crown, and Sarina Wiegman after she helped England retain their Euros title.
BALLON D'OR NOMINATIONS
Men: Jude Bellingham, Ousmane Dembele, Gianluigi Donnarumma,Desire Doue, Denzel Dumfries, Serhou Guirassy, Viktor Gyokeres, Erling Haaland, Achraf Hakimi, Harry Kane, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Robert Lewandowski, Alexis Mac Allister, Lautaro Martinez, Kylian Mbappe, Scott McTominay, Nuno Mendes, JoaoNeves, Michael Olise, Cole Palmer, Pedri, Raphinha, Declan Rice,Fabian Ruiz, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Vinicius Jr,Vitinha, Florian Wirtz, Lamine Yamal
Women: Sandy Baltimore, Barbra Banda, Aitana Bonmati, Lucy Bronze, Klara Buehl, Mariona Caldentey, Sofia Cantore, Steph Catley, Temwa Chawinga, Melchie Dumornay, Emily Fox, Cristiana Girelli, Esther Gonzalez, Caroline Graham Hansen, Hannah Hampton, Pernille Harder, Patri Guijarro, Amanda Gutierres, Lindsey Heaps, Chloe Kelly, Frida Leonhardsen-Maanum, Marta,Clara Mateo, Ewa Pajor, Claudia Pina, Alexia Putellas, Alessia Russo, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Caroline Weir, Leah Williamson
Men's coach of the year: Antonio Conte, Luis Enrique, HansiFlick, Enzo Maresca, Arne Slot Women's coach of the year: Sonia Bompastor, Arthur Elias,Justine Madugu, Renee Slegers, Sarina Wiegman Men's club of the year: Barcelona, Botafogo, Chelsea,Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain
Yashin trophy men: Alisson Becker, Yassine Bounou, Lucas Chevalier, Thibaut Courtois, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Emi Martinez,Jan Oblak, David Raya, Matz Sels, Yann Sommer
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